Sentence examples for were thrown against from inspiring English sources

Several petrol bombs were thrown against a tax office in Tuscany last week.

— Houses were flattened and cars were thrown against buildings when tornadoes ripped across central and southeast Virginia on Monday, injuring more than 200.

And in both cases the devices were thrown against building facades, the first on March 5, 2005, at 845 Third Avenue between 51st and 52nd Streets, and yesterday's outside 27 East 39th Street near Madison Avenue, in Murray Hill.

We were thrown against each other as he swerved fast around the tight bends.

He was the Edward Snowden of the moment and all the resources of Federal law enforcement were thrown against him.

He said the victims were thrown against a pole and then fell about 25 feet to the floor.

According to police, it had been thrown against a wall.

I actually was thrown against the wall, it was such an impact.

It was good to feel the girl being thrown against him, then away.

It sounds, after a while, like ball bearings being thrown against a metal sheet.

Being thrown against sharp rock pinnacles jutting out from the valley side is another worry.